Year
|
Team
|
Overall
|
Conference |
Standing
|
Bowl/playoffs
|
AP#
|
Frank Camp (Independent) (1946–1962)
|
1946
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-2 |
|
|
|
|
1947
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-0-1 |
|
|
|
|
1948
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-5 |
|
|
|
|
1949
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
8-3 |
|
|
|
|
1950
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
3-6-1 |
|
|
|
|
1951
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-4 |
|
|
|
|
1952
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
3-5 |
|
|
|
|
1953
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
1-7 |
|
|
|
|
1954
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
3-6 |
|
|
|
|
1955
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-2 |
|
|
|
|
1956
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-3 |
|
|
|
|
1957
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
9-1 |
|
|
W Sun Bowl |
|
1958
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
4-4 |
|
|
|
|
1959
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-4 |
|
|
|
|
1960
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-2 |
|
|
|
|
1961
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-3 |
|
|
|
|
1962
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-4 |
|
|
|
|
Frank Camp (Missouri Valley Conference) (1963–1968)
|
1963
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
3-7 |
1-3 |
5th |
|
|
1964
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
1-9 |
1-3 |
T-4th |
|
|
1965
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-4 |
3-1 |
2nd |
|
|
1966
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-4 |
1-3 |
T-4th |
|
|
1967
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-5 |
2-2 |
4th |
|
|
1968
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-5 |
2-3 |
T-4th |
|
|
Frank Camp:
|
118-95-2 |
10-15 |
|
Lee Corso (Missouri Valley Conference) (1969–1972)
|
1969
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-4-1 |
2-3 |
T-3rd |
|
|
1970
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
8-3-1 |
4-0 |
1st |
T Pasadena Bowl |
|
1971
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-3-1 |
3-2 |
5th |
|
|
1972
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
9-1 |
4-1 |
T-1st |
|
18
|
Lee Corso:
|
28-11-3 |
13-6 |
|
Tom W. Alley (Missouri Valley Conference) (1973–1974)
|
1973
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-6 |
3-3 |
T-3rd |
|
|
1974
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
4-7 |
3-2 |
2nd |
|
|
Tom W. Alley:
|
9-13 |
6-5 |
|
Vince Gibson (Independent) (1975–1979)
|
1975
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
2-9 |
|
|
|
|
1976
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-6 |
|
|
|
|
1977
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-4-1 |
|
|
L Independence Bowl |
|
1978
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-4 |
|
|
|
|
1979
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
4-6-1 |
|
|
|
|
Vince Gibson:
|
25-29-2 |
|
|
Bob Weber (Independent) (1980–1984)
|
1980
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-6 |
|
|
|
|
1981
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-6 |
|
|
|
|
1982
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-6 |
|
|
|
|
1983
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
3-8 |
|
|
|
|
1984
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
2-9 |
|
|
|
|
Bob Weber:
|
20-35 |
|
|
Howard Schnellenberger (Independent) (1985–1994)
|
1985
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
2-9 |
|
|
|
|
1986
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
3-8 |
|
|
|
|
1987
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
3-7-1 |
|
|
|
|
1988
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
8-3 |
|
|
|
|
1989
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-5 |
|
|
|
|
1990
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
10-1-1 |
|
|
W Fiesta Bowl |
14
|
1991
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
2-9 |
|
|
|
|
1992
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-6 |
|
|
|
|
1993
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
9-3 |
|
|
W Liberty Bowl |
24
|
1994
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-5 |
|
|
|
|
Howard Schnellenberger:
|
54-56-2 |
|
|
Ron Cooper (Independent) (1995)
|
1995
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-4 |
|
|
|
|
Ron Cooper (Conference USA) (1996–1997)
|
1996
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-6 |
2-3 |
T-3rd |
|
|
1997
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
1-10 |
0-6 |
7th |
|
|
Ron Cooper:
|
13-20 |
2-9 |
|
John L. Smith (Conference USA) (1998–2002)
|
1998
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-5 |
4-2 |
3rd |
L Motor City Bowl |
|
1999
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-5 |
4-2 |
T-2nd |
L Humanitarian Bowl |
|
2000
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
9-3 |
6-1 |
1st |
L Liberty Bowl |
|
2001
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
11-2 |
6-1 |
1st |
W Liberty Bowl |
17
|
2002
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-6 |
5-3 |
T-3rd |
L GMAC Bowl |
|
John L. Smith:
|
41-21 |
25-9 |
|
Bobby Petrino (Conference USA) (2003–2004)
|
2003
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
9-4 |
5-3 |
T-3 |
L GMAC Bowl |
|
2004
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
11-1 |
8-0 |
1st |
W Liberty Bowl |
6
|
Bobby Petrino (Big East) (2005–2006)
|
2005
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
9-3 |
5-2 |
2nd |
L Gator Bowl |
19
|
2006
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
12-1 |
6-1 |
1st |
W Orange Bowl† |
6
|
Bobby Petrino:
|
41-9 |
24-6 |
|
Steve Kragthorpe (Big East) (2007–2009)
|
2007
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
6-6 |
3-4 |
T-5th |
|
|
2008
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
5-7 |
1-6 |
T-7th |
|
|
2009
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
4-8 |
1-6 |
T-7th |
|
|
Steve Kragthorpe:
|
15-21 |
5-16 |
|
Charlie Strong (Big East) (2010–2012)
|
2010
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-6 |
3-4 |
T-5th |
W Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl |
|
2011
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
7-6 |
5-2 |
T-1st |
L Belk Bowl |
|
2012
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
11-2 |
5-2 |
T-1st |
W Sugar Bowl† |
13
|
Charlie Strong (American Athletic Conference) (2013)
|
2013
|
Louisville Cardinals
|
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
|
|
Charlie Strong:
|
25-14 |
13-8 |
|
Total: |
466-440-17 |
|
National championship Conference title Conference division title
|
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. #AP.
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